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Kanzi : The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh (1994, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John

ISBN-100471585912

ISBN-139780471585916

eBay Product ID (ePID)951303

Product Key Features

Book TitleKanzi : the Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind

Number of Pages299 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnimals / Primates, Animal & Comparative Psychology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior), Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology

Publication Year1994

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science, Psychology

AuthorSue Savage-Rumbaugh

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight25 oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-009038

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal599.8/84/1514

Table Of ContentOn a Beach in Portugal.The Meaning of Words.Talking to Each Other.An Uncommon Ape.First Glimpse.Inside Kanzi's Mind.Childside.Pan, the Tool-Maker.The Origin of Language.At the Brink of the Human Mind.References.Index.

Synopsis"Kanzi offers any number of crucial insights into the workings of the mind." -- The New York Times Book Review The remarkable story of the "talking" ape who is proving animals can think Though he cannot physically speak, Kanzi understands an impressive amount of spoken English and communicates by punching symbols on a special keyboard. This book tells Kanzi's incredible story and explores its intriguing ramifications., The remarkable story of a "talking" chimp, a leading scientist, and the profound insights they have uncovered about our species He has been featured in cover stories in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic, and has been the subject of a ""NOVA"" documentary. He is directly responsible for discoveries that have forced the scientific community to recast its thinking about the nature of the mind and the origins of language. He is Kanzi, an extraordinary bonobo chimpanzee who has overturned the idea that symbolic language is unique to our species. This is the moving story of how Kanzi learned to converse with humans and the profound lessons he has taught us about our animal cousins, and ourselves. ". . . The underlying thesis is informative and well argued . . . Savage-Rumbaugh's results are impressive." -- The Washington Post "This popular, absorbing, and controversial account is recommended." -- Library Journal, "Kanzi offers any number of crucial insights into the workings of the mind." - The New York Times Book Review The remarkable story of the "talking" ape who is proving animals can think Though he cannot physically speak, Kanzi understands an impressive amount of spoken English and communicates by punching symbols on a special keyboard. This book tells Kanzi's incredible story and explores its intriguing ramifications., ""Kanzi offers any number of crucial insights into the workings of the mind."" -- The New York Times Book Review The remarkable story of the ""talking"" ape who is proving animals can think Though he cannot physically speak, Kanzi understands an impressive amount of spoken English and communicates by punching symbols on a special keyboard. This book tells Kanzi's incredible story and explores its intriguing ramifications. SUE SAVAGE-RUMBAUGH (Decatur, Georgia) is one of the world's leading ape-language researchers. ROGER LEWIN (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is the author of 12 books, including co-authorship of the best-selling Origins with Richard Leakey.

LC Classification NumberQL737.P96S26 1994